Lime Chicken Soup (Sopa de Lima)
Authentic Yucatan sopa de lima with tender chicken, sour lime and crispy tortillas. Light, high-protein Mexican soup ready in 60 minutes.
15mPrep
45mCook
4Servings
340Calories
38gProtein
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Ingredients
- chicken breast
- sour lime (lima agria)
- regular lime
- habanero chile
- onion
- tomato
- garlic
- chicken broth
- corn tortillas
- cilantro
- vegetable oil
Ingredients
- 600 g chicken breast
- 2 units sour lime (lima agria)
- 2 units regular lime
- 1 unit habanero chile
- 150 g onion
- 200 g tomato
- 4 cloves garlic
- 1500 ml chicken broth
- 4 units corn tortillas
- 15 g cilantro
- 30 ml vegetable oil
Instructions
- Poach chicken in broth with half the onion, garlic and salt. Shred chicken.
- Sauté remaining onion, tomato and habanero in oil.
- Add the sauté to broth, squeeze in all lime juice.
- Return shredded chicken and simmer 10 min.
- Fry tortilla strips until crispy.
- Serve topped with crispy tortillas, cilantro and lime slices.